Windows

What do you install after a Windows reformat?

It’s inevitable – a reinstall of Windows to fix something that wasn’t working, or just to clean up all the crap you’ve installed/uninstalled etc. But what do you install after you have a fresh copy of windows?

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Be S.M.A.R.T with your hard drives

Do you want to know if your hard drive(s) are going to fail? Well, S.M.A.R.T pretty much does just that. When your computer first boots up, you have probably seen a message next such as ‘S.M.A.R.T enabled and OK‘ next the the hard drive name. What is it, and what does it mean? Read on…..

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Help your web page designing with a HEX colour code chart

I don’t always use WYSIWYG web page editors (eg Frontpage, Dreamweaver etc) where everything you need is at your fingertips, so at times I need to know the HEX code for a particular colour. After being sick of Googling for this each time (I always forget to bookmark the page I end up finding), I […]

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How to save windows error messages

Ever received an error message on your screen, and been too lazy to write down all the codes and numbers because there are so many? Well, you don’t have to. There is an easy way to save to without lifting a pen.

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How to disable startup items in Windows

Here’s a quick guide to disabling startup items in windows, typically used to free up memory or identifying programs/tasks that are causing problems with computer – such as viruses and trojans. If you are reading this guide because you want to get rid of an item that is causing problems with your PC, I would […]

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